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The Red Telephone by Love

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"The Red Telephone"
                              (Arthur Lee)

Intro:

	Cmaj7   Am   G   F#7       F  F#
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	C            Am  G  F#7
	Sitting on ...
	                  F F#   D
	Watching all ...
	      G         C             E     A
	I'll feel much better ...
	            Am       G  F#7   F  F#
	I'll bum ...

Verse 2/3:

	I believe ....
	Why, because it is ...
	I don't need power ...
	            Am    G
	Look in ....
	F#7                  F  F#
	What are you ....
	             D
	How do ....
	       (...you)
	   G         C             E       A
	I feel real ...
		     Am      G  F#7   F   F#
	Or was ....

Bridge:

	BbaddE [xx8760]   AaddB [xx7657]     [2X]
	/  /  /  /        /  /  /  /

	BbaddE       AaddB
	Life ....
	BbaddE    AaddB
	Day ....
	E           Fmaj7
	I don't know if I am ...
	C           E
	Supposed ...
	D                        C
	Sometimes ...
	D
	And if you thin....
	C    G/B    A
	Paint me (....)

	BbaddE    AaddB        [2X]
	/ / / /    / / / /

	I've been here .....

Verse 4:

	I don't ...
	Anytime with ...
	I just don't want you ....
		           [Am]
	'Cause ...

Coda:

	[repeat 3X:]
	Am                A
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
	                  ahh....

	[repeat 3X:]
	         Am
	They're locking ...
	They're throwing ....
	  A
	I wonder who it'll be ...

	Am
	We're all normal and ....
	A                                 
	Freedom... freedom... ...
	Am                                A
	Freedom... freedom... ....

	[continue with Am-A progression to fade]

	(spoken:) Alla God's chilluns ....


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers